Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), November 15, 1944, p. 6

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the georgetown herald wednea november 1 5 t944 sgt c w douglas sends interesting document from italy one of our readers has brought in very interesting document aenk from italy by sgt o w douglas of ytwwiim doug worked for george leslie th line bsquealng at time of enlistment the document jfa bexe conduct certificate issued in britain and dropped by the i mkds behind the german lines the certificate is signed by the commander in chief of allied armies la italy h r alexander and state the german soldier who carries qua afc conduct la using it hi sign of sua genuine wish to gve himself up be is to be disarmed to be well look- d afteti to receive food and medical attention as required and is to be re moved from the danger sane asaoon s possible these passes are to enable and en courage the german soldiers to pass through our lines to the base and are respected by our men on the bank of the certificate is the following printed in german of course agreement from capital 2 article sv agreement no 864 under the gen hbral conference on july 27 1928 prisoners of war in allied hands re ceive the same portions as allied sol dlers the meals that are served are prepared by their own soldiers to their own custom of cooking in their coon try in america or canada prisoners of war receive for work in jsme or outside of the camp 80 cents a day half of the allowance goes into the bank which is paid after the viz the other half is paid in cou vans with which prisoners can buy cigarettes sweets and soft drinks in gmp the prisoner of war can have nay kind of sports concerts listen lo the radio and read newspapers for heir entertainment mall from the prison camp to the homeland goes through the red cross and sent as gut and safe as possible after the war prisoners of war are sent back to ghetr homeland as soon as transpor tfttfcm can be arranged asjt douglas enlisted in the xorne cots in jane lftil and has been to i mmtj stnee the beginning of the cam town council pag accounts the following accounts were passed for payment at the last meeting of georgetown council- g r muckart ww 2162 w o marshall stamps etc 1100 gartshore thompson pipe and foundry oo ww 146 44 canadian brass co ww wq6 r h thompson aoct 5j3 nonskid pavement sts 8076 h cleave selecting jurors 3 00 w o marshall selecting jurors joq p b harrison selecting jurors 3 00 j b mackenzie son coal sow bell telephone 32584 saxe motors town truck 29 80 a johanson w w 20 80 c e smith wood 30 p b harrison stamps etc 126 wong smg estate taxes written off 6 75 i hicks ww rebate 207 j l rlngshott w w rebate 1 80 corporation of georgetown hydrant charge 1200 00 lanes cartage sts 1235 e v macoormack bd of health 226 hydro electric 10630 e c thompson court costs 8 25 welfare 16 06 a sband nkw sunday comic george momanus creator of bring- to xrp wtttber introduces a new dior comic bnookuus starting am llils bondays nov i issue of the bnnrtsy times get the sunday times for bringing vp mher and george mcuanus ftwsmd ketw comic snookdmb brampton mrs william algle a lifelong real dent of brampton wellknown and highly esteemed died on wednesday at her home main st north mrs algle was born bessie dale daughter or the late mr and mrs henry dale she was in her 66th year and had llv ed in this town practically all her life b h bull fc son noted jersey breeders have purchased the coombs property main st south and it is understood have made an offer to the canadian jersey association to use this large home and extensive proper tj for headquarters of the association word has been received by mr and mrs harold robson queens hotel queen st bast that their son pte gerald deady robson 30 has been wounded according to the message received date and nature of wounds not yet available i could have almost put out my hand and touched them declared 28 yearold plying officer w p bub jones of brampton describing his narrow escape from the nesls during three weeks stay behind the lines in northern prance ossetts they wouldnt have believed it1 th ooy nineties werent so ooy by todays standards think bow th folia thn would hav felt bad anyon told tbm of th wonden of th modem morion plchmt thtatr thy wouldnt hav bllevd it i in th transition from those days to this modem age w owe a groat deal to lectrichy today w ar dependent upon h in hundreds of ways it will do mora for us in th days to com i in th furor hydro will srv industry th bom and th farm in even greats masur than in th past plan now to let hydro lighten yosr tasks and make your living mora eomfortabl in th brighter days aboad the hydro electric power commission ot omtjutjo acton word was received yesterday that trooper campbell price was wounded on october 28th while serving in holland shipment this week of articles from acton and district red cross lndud ed so pair pyjamas 40 nightgowns 60 white handkerchiefs 16 pr grey bedsocks 4 turtle neck sweaters b pair of gloves 46 pair of socks th town secretary was instructed to purchase 3100 in seventh victory ixwn bonds it was felt by the public school staff that the usual parents night at the school would be more interesting if it were held in march rather than the present time the board agreed with this change and the open night at the school will be held during that month mr and mrs h l griffin and smith mr and mrs m billiard and mrs c landsborough attended the memorial service for their cousin u g burt sovereign who was killed in belgium on october 3rd free press past masters night at credit lodge the regular monthly meeting of credit lodge ap ajc no 210 was held in the lodge rooms last fri day and took the form of a past masters night after the regular business meeting w bro prank wil son handed the gavel jo w e d p crichton who o w other past masters in conferring first degree a remembrance service was h after this with v wor bro w ct thompson chaplain of the j charge refreshments were in of jr warden denney herald advertising pays ad today try a ni t the wont inflation came after the war the last time to be followed by disastrous deflation unemployment and confusion for canada to manage successfully the change back to peace maintain employment and meet the worlds competition we must continue to have sfabfe economic conditions to protect the individual from rising costs of tying and later unemployment we must continue to prevent inflation to provont a repetition off th condition following th last war price control must be maintained as long as inflation threatens us hsi can only be don if production is efficient and economical cosh are kept down 4jmj consumers refuse to pay more than ceiling prices meomota usevr m oovmmmm or canada ro vmtasax n usotanar a rtsrmftt mm m im cost or uvwo mow and oshatiow um onto person com start it whn on person domandt more for good or srvics h compels others to do the tarn imd rytc control go out th window n

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